Official Name: | Meti |
Pushpin Map: | Ethiopia |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Ethiopia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ethiopia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Gambela |
Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Mezhenger Zone |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 5,441 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 7.2333°N 54°W |
Elevation M: | 1266 |
Meti is a town in south-western Ethiopia, located in Godere woreda of the Gambela Region. This town has a latitude and longitude of 7.2333°N 54°W, with an elevation of 1266 meters above sea level.
Meti was the base of operations for three foreign traders in the early 1930s: D. Valentis, J. Isaris, and M. Karkalemis.[1]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Meti has an estimated total population of 5,441, of whom 2,750 are men and 2,691 are women.[2] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 3,173, of whom 1,676 are men and 1,497 are women.